Riding attachment for plows.



Paiented Aug. I4, i900.

rim-655,846.

W. H. BRACKNEY. RIDING ATTACHMENT FDR PLOWS.

(Applictmmed may s, 1900.)

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No. 655,846. Patented Aug. I4. |900. w. H. BnAcKNEv.

RIDING ATTACHMENT FUR FLOWS.

(Application filed May 8, 1900.)

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WILLIAM HENRY BRAO'KNEY, .on FLEEGAR, 'PENNSYLVANIA RIDING ATTACHMENTFOR PLOVVS.A

SlPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,846, dated August14, 1900. Application filed May 8,1900. Serial No. 15,907. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be itknown that LWILLIAM HENRY BRACK- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fleegar, in the county of Butler and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulRidingAttachment for Plows,of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved riding attachment for plows, one object ofmy invention being to provide improved means whereby an ordinary plowmay be converted into a riding or sulky plow.

Afurther object of my invention is to provide means whereby-the plow maybe guided and caused to operate efiiciently. v

A further object of my invention is to provide means for maintaining theplow in a correct vertical position on hillsides and uneven ground. p

My invention consists in the peculiar construction and. combination ofdevices hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.`

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a plowprovided with` my improved riding attachments. Fig. 2 is a detail frontelevation-of the same. Figs. 3, e, 5, and 6 are detail views.

A yoke 1 is arranged transversely at the front end of the plow-beam andis adapted to be clamped thereto, as at 2, by clampingbolts 3, whichconnect the upper and lower bars 4. 5, which constitute the yoke andwhich are secured together at a suitable" point by a bolt 6 or othersuitable device. The said yoke 1 projects laterally for a considerabledistance to one side of the plow-beam, and between the side ends of thebars 4. 5 thereof is disposed the front portion of a connecting member7. Said connecting member comprises a hingesection 8, an arm 9, inclinedupward therefrom rearwardly, and a segment plate 10. Preferably saidhinge-section, arm',l and-segment -plate are formed integrally. of castmetal; but it will be understood that the same may be made separately ofsuitable material and secured together, if so preferred. Thehinge-section S comprises a hollow cylinder through which extends apivotal bolt 11, the same also extending through openings in the ends ofthe bars e 5, and thereby the said connecting member is flexiblyconnected to the landside end of the yoke l.

A landside-wheel12'is journaled on the stud or bolt 13 at the rear endof the trail-bar 14. The front endof said trail-bar is pivotallyconnected to the connecting member 7 by a bolt 15. .interposed betweenthe said end ,of the trail-bar on the said connecting mem- ,the saidtrail-bar are firmly connected to the connecting member.

The said disk 16 is provided on its outer side with offsets or lugs 20,between which the trail-bar 14. passes and is seated, and which offsetsbear on upper and lowersides of the said trail-bar, and hence the disk16 is iirmly attached to the said trailbar and is caused to turn withthe latter pivotally on the bolt 15. The said disk 1G is provided on itsupper side with spur-teeth 21, engaged by the spur-teeth 22 at the lowerend of a lever 23, which lever is pivotally connected to the arm 9 ofthe connecting-lever by a bolt or in anyother suitable manner, as at 24,and is provided with a suitable detent 25, adapted to engage the teethvot' the sector 10, and thereby lock the said lever at any requiredadjustment.

It will be understood that bymeans of the lever 23 and the connectionshereinbetore described between said lever and the trailbar 14, whichcarries the trail-wheel 12, the latter may be adjusted vertically as maybe required.

To that portion of the bar 4 at the landside end ofthe yoke 1 is secureda keeper or guide 26, in which is disposed and adapted to slide avertical standard 27. Said `standard is provided at its lower end with aspindle or bolt 28, on which is journaleda wheel 29.

Said standard is connected by a brace-rod 30 to the lower end of thepivotal bolt 11, which serves to hinge the connecting member 7 to theyoke 1, iiexible connections 31 being formed between the ends of thesaid braceroo rod and the said pivotal bolt and standard 27. A brace-rod32 also connects said bolt 11 to the plow-beam A.

A segment-plate 33 is carried .byasuitable bracket or support 34, whichis bolted to the relation to the plow-beam, so as to adjust the wheel 29vertically as maybe required. The said wheel 29 being adjustablevertically and disposed at the front end of the plow-beam in advance ofthe plow andslightly to the landside, it will be understood that bymeans of said adjustable wheel and its connections the beam may beinclined, and hence the plow may be adjusted so as to run at anyrequired depth.

Ayoke 38, which is substantially identical in construction with the yoke1, is disposed on the plow-beam slightly in rear of the standard B ofthe plow, is secured thereon by means of the clamping-bolts 39, andprojects to the landside. The said yoke 38 is connected to thevertically-adjustable standard 27 of wheel 29 by a brace-rod 40 and isalso connected to the plow-beam by means of a brace-rod 41.

A connecting member 42, which is in all respects identical with theconnecting member 7, 4hereinbefore described, is pivotally connected orhinged to the outer end of the yoke 38 by a bolt 43. Said bolt 43 alsoserves to connect the rear end of the brace bar or rod 41 to the yoke38, and the front end of said brace-rod is connected to the plow-beam bymeans of a bolt 44, which also serves to secure the bracket 34 to theplow-beam.

A trail-bar 45, which is identical in construction with the trail-bar14, hereinbefore described, is connected to the connecting member 42 bya disk 46, which is identical in construction with the disk 16,hereinbefore described, and a pivotal bolt 47. A lever 48, which isfulcrumed to the arm 49 of connecting member 42,has its spur-teethengaged with the spur-teeth of the disk 46 and is provided with a detent50, which is adapt ed to engage the teeth of the sector-plate 51 of theconnecting member 42. The trail arm or bar 45, which is disposed on thelandside, carries a landside-Wheel 52.

It will be understood from the foregoing and by reference to thedrawings that by q means of the levers and their connections the variouswheels may be adj usted so as to adapt themselves to the character ofthe ground on which the plow is to be used and in such manner as tosupport the plow on both sides in the required position to secure themost eficient action of the plow. Hence it will be understood that by myimproved riding attachments the plow is adapted for operatingefficiently on slopes and hillsides and that the same may be adj ustedas may be required under varying conditions. To the said yoke 38 isbolted the lower end of a spring-bar 53, which carries a seat 54 for thedriver or plowman, who is thus enabled to ride upon the, plow, and thesaid seat is disposed so that the plowman may conveniently reach andoperate the various adjusting-levers as required.

Itis of importance to provide a supporting wheel or roller for the heelof the landside of the plow to coact with the wheel 29 for adjusting theplow to any required angle longitudinally of the furrow and to alsosupport the plow slightly above the ground and relieve the same offriction when the plow is being driven from one point to another and isnot in operation. To this end I provide the landside-plate with avertically-disposed slot 55 near the heel thereof, in which slotoperates the flared or ianged head of a bolt 56. A sleeve 57 is disposedon the shank of the said bolt on the inside of the landsideplate, and onthe said sleeve is journaled a supporting wheel or roller 58. A washer59, Which is clamped on the inner end of the sleeve 57 by the nut 60 ofbolt 56, coacts with the bolt and nut to secure the bolt in the slot.

55 at any desired vertical adjustment, and thereby the wheel or roller58 may be vertically adjusted as may be required.

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It will be understood that by means of the connecting members,which formhinge or pivotal joints to connect the bars or frames of thetrail-wheels to the yokes which project from opposite sides of theplow-beam, said trail-wheels adapt themselves to the direction of theplow, and hence the latter may be turned at the end of a furrow asreadily when provided with my improved riding attachments as when itisnot so provided. The doubletree or singletree may be connected to theusual clevis O at the front end of the plowbeam in the ordinary manneror a draft-pole D may be employed. When so employed, the rear end of thedraft-pole is pivotally connected to the upper side of the plow-beam, ata suitable distance from the front end thereof, by means of a yoke-boltE, which passes around the plow-beam and is-clamped thereto from thelower side, as at F, and is provided on its upper side with a projectingspindle G, which extends through a vertical opening near the rear end ofthe draft-pole.

Having thus described my invention, l claim- 1. In riding attachmentsfor plows, the combination of an arm adapted to be secured to andproject laterally from a plow-beam, a connecting member hinged to thesaid arm and adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a trail-barfulcrumed to said connecting member and adapted toy turn in a verticalplane IIO IZO

and carrying a trail-wheel, a lever fulcrumed to said connecting member,and connections between said lever and said trail-bar, whereby thelatter maybe turned to adjust the trailwheel vertically, substantiallyas described.

2. In riding attachments for plows,the combination with an armprojecting from the plow-beam, of a connecting member hinged to the saidarm, a plate pivotally connected to said member, a trail bar or armsecured to said plate and carrying a trail-wheel, and a lever fulcrumedto said connecting member, said lever and said plate or disk havingcoacting spurs or gears whereby said lever is connected to said disk orplate, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

3. In riding attachments for plows, a yokearm comprising upper and lowerbars, bolts connecting said upper and lower bars and adapted to clampthe same to a plow-beam, a connecting member hinged to said yoke or armand adapted to swing in a horizontal plane, a trail-Wheel bar fulcruxnedto said connecting member and adapted to turn in a vertical plane and alever carried by said connecting member, said lever coacting with saidtrail-wheel bar to adjust the trail-wheel vertically, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination with a plow, of yokearms projecting from oppositesides thereof, connecting members hinged to said yokearms, and adaptedto swing in horizontal planes, trail-bars carrying trail-wheelspivotally connected to said connecting members and adapted to turn invertical planes, levers fulcrumed to said connecting members andconnections between said levers and said trailbars, for the purpose setforth, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a plow, of yokearms projecting from oppositesides thereof, connecting members hinged to said yokearms, trail-barscarrying trail-Wheels and pivotallyconnected to said connecting members,

levers fulcrumed to said connecting members and connections between saidlevers and said trail-bars, and a vertically-adjustable Wheel andsupports therefor at the front end of the plow-beam, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with a plow, of yokearms projecting from oppositesides thereof, connecting members hinged to said yokearms,trailbarscarrying trail-wheels and pivotally connected to said connectingmembers, levers fulcrumed to said connecting members, connectionsbetween said levers and said trailbars, a vertically-adjustable standardin a guide with which the yoke-arm at the front end of the plow-beam isprovided, a Wheel carried by said vertically-adjustable standard and alever to adjust the latter, substantially as described.

7. As a new article of manufacture, the connecting memberl'comprisingthe joint-section, the arm extendingtherefrom and the segmentplatecarried by said arm, substantially as described.

8. The combination with the connecting member comprising thejoint-section, the arm extending therefrom and the segment-plate carriedby said arm, of the disk or plate having its bearing in said arm andprovided with the spurs, the trail-arm seated and secured on said plateor disk and the lever fulcrumed to the arm, having the spurs engagingthose of the plate or disk, to partly rotate the latter, and providedfurther with a detent to engage the segment-plate and thereby lock saidlever to said segment-plate when adjusted, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY BRACKNEY.

Witnesses:

A. M. CORNELIUS, J. D. MCJUNKIN.

